Back From France!

w h e a t  f i e l d s  i n  N o r m a n d y

It's been a long time since I've blogged, and to those who've come by and not found me, I do apologize.  I hit the ground running as soon as we arrived home, and I've barely had time to look at our photos, let alone edit them. But I will share a few, because I know you all love France, like I do!

We landed in Paris early in the a.m. This was my first shot, from the rooftop of Galeries Layfayette

This year I made a point of finding this rue first.  Great street art in Paris, Could be by

Jeff Aerosol, but more likely by Nemo of

 Belleville. Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche is 

considered the narrowest street in Paris. It

is only 1.80 m wide for the whole of its 29m 

length.

I had to make a beeline to my favorite place,

L'Ile St. Louis.

Don't you just love the idea of a little

 island right in the middle of the Seine? 

And wouldn't you love to buy your fruit here?






Then it was off to the 6ème

and the famous place de St.-Germaine-des-Près
[where supposedly Jean Paul Sartre drafted the philosophy of existentialism]

And just a few doors away




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The most adorable Art Nouveau resto, and I hope to eat there on my next trip.  But for now, a photo will have to suffice. Have any of you eaten there?



More soon...

Hydrangeas

All over Normandy right now there is a 
profusion of Hydrangeas. The more acid the soil, the more blue the Hydrangea.  Alkaline soil produces pinker shades. No matter the color, when we move to France, I want dozens of these bushes!

Beautiful Belle Inspiration!

a p p r o a c h  t o  t h e  h a m e a u

from the story "L'Hameau de la Reine Marie Antoinette"

I am thrilled to have my photo story on Marie Antoinette's hameau featured in this month's issue of 

Belle Inspiration Magazine!

from Belle Inspiration's Facebook page

And what a beautiful issue it is, filled with all things romantic, feminine, fun, and French!

I've found lots of new Etsy shops I need to visit, and also several new blogs I need to check out.  And at under $20 for not just one, but TWO subscriptions, it makes the perfect gift for yourself and a friend!

Thank you Mimi Bleu, for doing such a wonderful, creative job with your magazine!

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There is still room in our 

Photography Workshop 

in Paris and Normandy

July 6-11

scroll down  to see more samples of our photographic technique

and please contact me for more details

Dawne Polis

iluvfrance@wildblue.net

amoureux à Paris

young lovers

m u s é e  c a r n a v a l e t

this musée, in the Marais, was once the home of Madame de Sévigné, a friend of Louis XIV. I'm fond of this woman because of the elegance and sheer beauty of her former home, but mostly because of the tender loving letters that she wrote to her married daughter.

older lovers

i n   M o n t m a r t r e

Marie Antoinette's Hameau

l e   m o u l i n 

c h o u x  e t  p o i r e a u x

m a r l b o r o u g h  t o w e r

A pretty cottage we saw in France...

e n  g e r b e r o y 

les châteaux

m o n  c h â t e a u  e s t  t r è s  l o i n

c h â t e a u  d e  n i z u r a k

c h â t e a u  d e  l a  v e r r e r i e

c h â t e a u   d' a m b o i s e

Bayeux and Beyond...

c a d e a u x  i n  b a y e u x

n a p h t a l i n e

b l u e   b a y e u x

d i n a n

p o t t e r y   a t  c h e n o n c e a u

g a r d e n h o u s e  a t 

c h a t e a u   c h e n o n c e a u

The French Countryside

p a y s  d e  l y o n s -  a n d e l l e

p o s t c a r d  f r o m  n o r m a n d y

l e  t r o n c h e t